L285 Blues licks in A
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Im playing over a A7 to D9 chord sequence – We can call the tune “The Green Count”;-)
Even though the A7 chord has a major third, you can play minor thirds as well – its Blues!
Scales you can use:
A minor pentatonic / blues scale
A minor dorian scale
D mixolydian
A dimished – actually the A dim chord in arpeggio form
G Major scale – G Maj 7 arpeggio
E minor pentatonic scale
madbassman said,
August 24, 2010 @ 1:57 am
What flavor is this,its really sweeeeeeeeet
jungleboogie15 said,
July 31, 2010 @ 1:59 pm
hmmm…… den maybe ill be good as u 30 yrs later! haha! ur turning 50 ryt? oh sori bout dat O_o, oh well.,.,.,, hey by the way im working on a line its a distorted bass line in g major and well ill just post a vid wen i finished it and maybe u can judge me… its not much but its cool! you’ll see. and hey! thanks!
MarloweDK said,
June 2, 2010 @ 4:01 pm
I think i was 14 when i started with guitar and changed to bass a year later
jungleboogie15 said,
June 2, 2010 @ 12:07 pm
uh im a 14 yr old im playing bass for 2 yrs now. uh marlow how old r u wen u felt inluv wid bass???
HeyDavidiii said,
April 24, 2010 @ 7:16 am
This is the standard I want to aim for… Spectacular lick – Genius.
Lukebass said,
March 22, 2010 @ 5:15 am
wow how many basses do u have?! btw ur great i learn lots from u
Rust said,
January 17, 2010 @ 8:50 pm
thanks, just awesome!!!
MarloweDK said,
January 12, 2010 @ 7:12 pm
Yes, this is the same way i learn new stuff and you are most welcome:)
zenrad said,
January 12, 2010 @ 4:50 pm
Very nice – I played and played that riff until it was ingrained in my mind, started playing it in different keys, learning some of the extended solo, and now I’ve been using bits and pieces of the riff ideas as solos and pieces of other lines.
Once in a while I get a breakthrough like this and move beyond playing a riff – thank you so much for this one!
MarloweDK said,
January 1, 2010 @ 4:17 pm
The E minor pentatonic (E, G, A, B, D) contains the 5, b7, 1 , 2 (9) and 4 (11) of the A minor dorian scale. So its a selection of the same notes, just “translated” into something familar to us bassplayers. Ill do a tutorial of those principles soon
Moun said,
December 31, 2009 @ 7:33 pm
Just a question, Why can you use The E minor pentatonic on this case ? Because it’s the 5th degree in A major scale ? thank you
leehartman said,
December 23, 2009 @ 12:36 am
Can we get a transcription for this? I’m sorry, I’m really tryin, but the beauty of something like this is in the subtleties.
kahnivorous228 said,
December 22, 2009 @ 10:02 pm
Going to attempt this in slow motion tonight.. Got plans for this.. Good stuff bro..
JeffryLogan said,
December 22, 2009 @ 3:17 am
I love your dynamics
Hannes said,
December 13, 2009 @ 10:10 pm
Outstanding job Thomas – I’d appreciate to see an entire lesson about part 2, also…:-)
jcbrotel said,
December 12, 2009 @ 5:24 pm
Gosh, what a sound ! What kind of preamp are you using ?
In this video im using a Korg Pandora px4d as amp sim
nai said,
December 11, 2009 @ 8:19 pm
splendide ……………
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